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Brachymyrmex Except New Queen?

Started By M_Ants , May 5 2020 9:19 PM

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#1 Offline M_Ants - Posted May 5 2020 - 9:19 PM

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Will my established brachymyrmex colony from last years queens accept new queens from this year? Caught some queens tonight and wondering if I can introduce them or if they'll fight?

Edited by M_Ants, May 6 2020 - 4:11 PM.

Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp.

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

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#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted May 6 2020 - 3:03 AM

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Not sure, but for clarity spell it: accept.

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#3 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted May 6 2020 - 4:49 AM

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Will my established brachymyrmex colony from last years queens except new queens from this year? Caught some queens tonight and wondering if I can introduce them or if they'll fight?

Brachymyrmex, in my experience, are pretty docile ants. It seems that for me, most polygynous Formicinae and Myrmicinae accepted new queens when I introduced them.

"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#4 Offline AntsExodus - Posted May 6 2020 - 6:36 AM

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Brachymyrmex is highly polygenous where I live and my colony has 20 queens.

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#5 Offline M_Ants - Posted May 6 2020 - 4:11 PM

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Not sure, but for clarity spell it: accept.

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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp.

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#6 Offline Broncos - Posted May 6 2020 - 4:47 PM

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Will my established brachymyrmex colony from last years queens accept new queens from this year? Caught some queens tonight and wondering if I can introduce them or if they'll fight?

Its possible. My Brachymyrmex patagonicus are sometimes friendly and sometimes not.

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Pogonomyrmex Californicus Bicolor & Concolor

Pogonomyrmex Subnitidius

Camponotus Sansabeanus

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